OCTOBER 15, 2000
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Trtlwl Council Actions
October General Council Highlights
Housing Authority, Gaming Board give reports.
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' 1:32 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Kathryn Harri
son. A full council was present.
Reyn Leno moved, Ed Larsen seconded to approve the previous August 30,
2000 Tribal Council meeting minutes as submitted. Motion carried.
ELECTION OF OFFICER
0 Secretary. Jan D. Reibach nominated Reyn Leno for the office of Tribal
Council Secretary. Butch LaBonte seconded the nomination. Ed Larsen
nominated Ed Pearsall. Not receiving a second to his motion, Ed Larsen
rescinded his nomination. Reyn Leno was appointed Tribal Council Secre
tary by acclamation.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE
D CTGR Trucking, LLC Board Appointment. Bob Haller moved, Reyn
Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 115-00 appointing Gordon "Tim"
Linton to the CTGR Trucking, LLC Board of Directors. Motion carried 8-0-0.
D Budget Amendments. Executive Officer Bob Martin read the following
; statement to Tribal Council and then requested council adopt a Resolution to
approve a transfer of authority in the amount stated:
; "Under the Appropriations Ordinance, I am to report to Tribal Council on
transfers of authority to expend funds from one budgeted expenditure to
1 another within a major budget category when they exceed $25,000.
I am reporting today that I have approved two transfers of authority:
1) $100,000 from Government Affairs to Budget Contingency;
2) $40,000 from Tribal Community Resource to Vocational Rehabilita
tion. The Appropriations Ordinance also requires Tribal Council approval
of transfers of authority when the total amount of authority transferred
exceeds $100,000 during the year. I request Tribal Council approval of a
transfer of authority in the amount of $32,000 from Budget Contingency
to Tribal Court. Transfers from Budget Contingency have exceeded
$100,000 this year. A resolution has been provided to Council."
Jan D. Reibach moved, Ed Larsen seconded to approve the transfers of au
thority as submitted in the statement provided by Bob Martin by adopting
Resolution No. 116-00. Motion carried 8-0-0.
D National Marine Fisheries Service Salmon Restoration Alloca
tion Grant. June Sell-Sherer moved, Ed. Larsen seconded to adopt Reso
lution No. 117-00 authorizing the, submission of a grant application to the
Bureau of Indian Affairs for the salmon restoration, in the estimated amount
; of $47,500. Motion carried 8-0-0.
LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
D Donation to Oregon Youth Authority. June Sell-Sherer moved, Ed
Larsen seconded to donate $1,500 to the Oregon Youth Authority for Rick
Bartow, a Native American artist, to provide his services for art therapy at
the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. Motion carried by unanimous
vote of Council. '
D Termination of Parental Rights. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 118-00 adopting a policy on the termination
of parental rights (detailed in Resolution 118-00). Motion carried 4-3-1, with
a roll call vote being taken. Results of the roll call vote are: Ed Larsen, Ed
Pearsall, Reyn Leno and June Sell-Sherer voting yes; Butch LaBonte, Bob
Haller and Jan D. Reibach voting no; Cheryle Kennedy abstaining.
OTHER BUSINESS
D Ed Pearsall requested and received council consensus approval for April
Campbell, Education Committee member, to attend ATNI annual conference
in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
D Tribal member concern both for and against was voiced regarding the
Tribal Council members taking voluntary urine analysis tests. Discussion
followed.
By Brent Merrill
The October General Council meet
ing was held on Sunday, October 8
at the Community Center. Here are
the highlights.
HOUSING PRESENTATION
The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing
Authority's Executive Director Linda
Layden presented the general mem
bership with a report about the
Tribe's Housing department.
Layden started by introducing the
members of the Housing Authority's
Board of Commissioners. They are
Linda Hale, Mel Holmes, Julie
Metcalf Kinney, Monty Parazoo,
Sheri Wahrgren and Dakota White
cloud. Chairman of the Housing Author
ity Board Tim Holmes presented the
program's accomplishments.
Holmes said the completion of the
Elder's Housing development was by
far the biggest accomplishment of the
year. Holmes said 21 of the 38 avail
able units have been filled with
Tribal Elders.
According to Holmes, the program
has served 122 Tribal households so
far in the year 2000. That includes
down payment grants, home repair,
medical adaptations and Elders mov
ing into their new homes.
Holmes said the Tribe's Housing
program is supported by the results
of a 1999 survey of Tribal members.
Results of the survey were that 97
percent of Tribal members believed
the Tribe should help members with
their housing needs. A total of 91
percent of Tribal members believe
that re-establishing homelands in
Grand Ronde was important and 92
percent said the Tribe should con
tinue to build housing in Grand
Ronde.
Housing Improvement Specialist
Lonnie Leno provided the member
ship with information about the
program's Minor Medical Adaptation
grants, the Home Repair grants and
the Indian Health Service's Sanita
tion grant program.
Occupancy Specialist Bryan Lan
gley informed the membership that
33 out of 36 available lots in the
Grand Meadows Manufactured
Home Park have been filled.
Langley also said that in order to
qualify for the remaining vacancies
in the Elder's Housing development
a Tribal member's income must be
less than 80 percent of the median
income. Langley said Tribal Elders
would pay no more than 30 percent
of their income as rent and utilities.
Langley also talked about the type
of help available and what the quali
fications are in order to be considered
for the Tribe's Down Payment Assis
tance program.
Layden then explained that the
Tribe would conduct housing surveys
every five years in an effort to keep
up on the changing needs of Tribal
members in regards to housing.
Layden said an independent audit
was done of the Housing program
and that the results were very good.
Layden said Blacktail Drive, which
runs through the Elders Housing de
velopment, will be extended to run
through to the Tribal Office complex.
Layden also said the program will
continue plans to build more rental
housing for Tribal members in Grand
Ronde in the next year.
D SMDC & SPIRIT MOUNTAIN
GAMING, INC.
Next, Spirit Mountain Develop
ment Corporation and Spirit Moun
tain Gaming, Inc. Chairman Jim
Sizemore gave a presentation to the
membership about the current sta
tus of the Spirit Mountain Gaming,
Inc. Board of Director's activities.
Sizemore introduced Tribal mem
bers Barbara Feehan and Brent
Merrill as the newest members of the
board.
Sizemore explained the role of
Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. and in
formed members that Spirit Moun
tain Gaming, Inc. board is now a
separate board from the Spirit Moun
tain Development Corporation board.
Sizemore explained the differences
in the two boards, their functions and
why the Tribal Council felt it was
necessary to separate the two.
Sizemore detailed each of the
Tribes' non-gaming business enter
prises including: Gridco, Spirit
Mountain Logistics, Spirit Mountain
Environmental Services and Grand
Ronde Industries. Sizemore also ex
plained each of the Tribes' real es
tate ventures to the membership, in
cluding the strip mall projects in Sa
lem, Redmond and Albany. He also
talked about the Tribe's real estate
project in Portland The Gregory.
More Tribal members will be added
to the two boards said Sizemore, and
the boards will be reporting to and
be available for questions from
Tribal members at the General
Council meetings.
D DRAWING WINNERS
Jackie Whisler won $50, Donna
Casey won $50 and Darlene Lafferty
won $50. Barbara Feehan won $100
and April Howren won a special
wellness gift.
DATE SUBJECTS PRESENTERS
Nov. 05, 2000 Budget Finance Dept. & NR Timber Program
Dec. 03, 2000 Court SystemGR Legal Services Judge & Legal Aid
Jan. 07, 2001 ..Health.. Health Authority & Nanitch Sahallie
Feb. 04, 2001 ....... Member Benefits Member Services Dept.
Mar. 04, 2001 Social Service Programs Social Services Dept.
Apr. 01, 2001 ....... Education & Culture Education Dept. & Cultural Dept.
May 06, 2001 Tribal Council Nominations... Election Board
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